Houston Dynamo at St. Louis CITY SC: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dynamo were eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup after falling in penalty kicks to St. Louis CITY SC on Tuesday night.
MATCH SUMMARY
St. Louis CITY SC 2-2 (4-2 PKs) Houston Dynamo FC
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Venue: Energizer Park - St. Louis, Missouri
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Assistants: Chris Elliott, Jeremy Hanson
Fourth Official: Brandon Stevis
Attendance: not listed
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
STL: Marcel Hartel (unassisted) 10’
HOU: Mateusz Bogusz (unassisted) 11’
HOU: Artur (Jack McGlynn) 42’
STL: Marcel Hartel (penalty kick) 51’
Penalty Kicks
STL: Eduard Lowen - MAKE
HOU: Guilherme - SAVED
STL: Marcel Hartel - MAKE
HOU: Ondrej Lingr - MAKE
STL: Timo Baumgartl - MAKE
HOU: Duane Holmes - MAKE
STL: Christopher Durkin -MAKE
HOU: Hector Herrera - SAVED
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Lawrence Ennali (caution; foul) 29’
STL: Daniel Edelman (caution; foul) 57’
HOU: Guilherme (caution; foul) 59’
HOU: Agustin Resch (caution; dissent) 90+4’
STL: Christopher Durkin (caution; foul) 90+7’
HOU: Lawrence Ennali (ejection; foul) 109’
HOU: Artur (caution; foul) 110’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution; foul) 117’
LINEUPS & STATS
St. Louis CITY SC: Roman Bürki (Benjamin Lundt 26’); Lukas MacNaughton (Fallou Fall 120’+3’), Timo Baumgartl, Dante Polvara; Conrad Wallem, Christopher Durkin, Daniel Edelman (Eduard Löwen 63’), Tomas Totland (Mykhi Joyner 106’); Sang-Bin Jeong (Brendan McSorley 90’+1’), Sergio Cordova (Simon Becher 63’), Marcel Hartel
Unused substitutes: Mamadou Fall
Total shots: 14
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 16
Offside: 1
Corner kicks: 3
Saves: 9
Houston Dynamo FC: -Jonathan Bond; Lawrence Ennali, Agustin Resch, Artur, Antônio Carlos. Felipe Andrade (Duane Holmes 120’+2’); Agustín Bouzat, Jack McGlynn (Héctor Herrera 87’); Mateusz Bogusz, Ezequiel Ponce (Ondřej Lingr 76’), Guilherme
Unused substitutes: Blake Gillingham, Erik Sviatchenko, Franco Negri, Aliyu Ibrahim
Total shots: 22
Shots on goal: 11
Fouls: 18
Offside: 1
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 2
HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN
On the team’s effort:
"I am disappointed for the guys after what was a good performance. The guys played really hard. They were up for it. A lot of guys played a lot of minutes, especially after a quick turnaround, and they gave each other everything. We produced some really good soccer and some really good moments. We have got to finish that game out. We had a few chances that we have got to take. That is soccer.”
On being reduced to 10 men:
“This is the Open Cup. You have to make your own luck in these moments. There was enough for us today - in the way we played - to win the game. We had some really good looks. I thought that some of the soccer and the effort was really good from our players.”
On positive takeaways from the match:
“I have so many positives. It was another good game from us, overall, and we produced enough chances to win that game. I thought we defended pretty well and everybody gave similar effort to Vancouver and Colorado. We are starting to understand the way we are playing and what makes us a good team. That is a positive.”
On Artur:
“It is always nice to see a defensive-minded and selfless player get on the scoresheet. Artur has done a great job over the last month, coming back and building his fitness up. He is a huge part of what we are doing here, and we need him. It was nice to see him get one tonight.”
